Systems, methods, and computer program products for providing customized communication content in conjunction with transport of a plurality of packages
First Claim
1. A system for providing at least one customized communication to a consignee of one or more packages shipped by a consignor via a carrier, said system comprising:
- one or more databases storing (a) consignor data associated with the consignor and an account with the carrier, and (b) consignee data associated with the consignee of the one or more packages shipped by the consignor via the carrier, wherein the consignee of the one or more packages is a commercial end-consumer who has purchased one or more products contained in the one or more packages; and
a first computer processor,wherein the first computer processor is configured to;
receive, from a second computer processor associated with an entity other than the consignee, customized content for storage in one or more databases, the customized content comprising (i) at least one of a digital image, an electronic document, an audio file, or a video file, and (ii) one or more components associated with at least one request for the provision of the customized content to the recipient, the customized content containing at least in part non-delivery-related information for the one or more packages, wherein the second computer processor is remote from the first computer processor;
retrieve at least a portion of the consignee data from the one or more databases, said portion comprising one or more consignee-defined parameters indicative of one or more general preferences of the consignee for receipt of an electronic message comprising the customized content;
periodically query a third computer processor for jurisdictional data, the jurisdictional data comprising one or more regulations configured to at least restrict provision of customized content within one or more jurisdictions associated with the jurisdictional data wherein the third computer processor is remote from each of the first and the second computer processors;
compare said one or more components of said customized content with said one or more consignee-defined parameters so as to identify one or more correlations there-between;
in response to identifying at least one correlation between said one or more components and said one or more consignee-defined parameters retrieve at least a portion of the customized content;
automatically (a) generate a customized electronic message based at least in part on the customized content and the one or more consignee-defined parameters, said customized electronic message being configured for provision to the consignee, (b) filter the customized electronic message based on;
(i) one or more carrier-defined parameters stored within the one or more databases, and (ii) any of the one or more regulations within the jurisdictional data imposed upon any of the carrier or the consignee, and (c) transmit the customized electronic message for display to the consignee via a mobile device, the customized electronic message containing at least a portion of the customized content authorized for provision to the consignee; and
in response to identifying no correlations between said one or more components and said one or more consignee-defined parameters, automatically (a) generate a standard, electronic message based at least in part on the retrieved at least a portion of the consignee data and comprising no customized content, being configured for provision to the consignee and (b) transmit the standard, electronic message for display via a mobile device, wherein;
said one or more components of said customized content comprise an identification of at least one medium through which said consignor wishes to communicate said customized content to said consignee;
said one or more consignee-defined parameters comprise an identification of at least one medium through which said consignee wishes to receive said customized electronic communication;
said one or more correlations identified between said one or more components and said one or more consignee-defined parameters comprise at least one medium indicated by both said consignor and said consignee;
said at least one medium indicated by both said consignor and said consignee comprises at least a label placed onto said one or more packages being transported to said consignee such that said one or more packages containing said label are configured to, alongside said transmitted customized electronic message, convey said customized electronic communication to at least said consignee; and
said label contains at least one of human-readable and machine-readable indicia, said indicia on said label providing access to said customized content by at least said consignee.
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Abstract
According to various embodiments, system, methods and computer program products are configured for providing at least one customized communication to a recipient of one or more packages shipped by a consignor via a common carrier. One or more computer processors are configured to: receive at least a portion of customized content; retrieve at least a portion of consignee data, the portion comprising one or more parameters established by the recipient; compare the one or more components of the customized content with the one or more parameters established by the recipient so as to identify one or more correlations there-between; in response to identifying at least one correlation, generate at least one customized communication for provision to the recipient, the at least one customized communication containing at least a portion of the customized content; and in response to identifying no correlations, generate at least one standard communication containing no customized content.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for providing at least one customized communication to a consignee of one or more packages shipped by a consignor via a carrier, said system comprising:
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one or more databases storing (a) consignor data associated with the consignor and an account with the carrier, and (b) consignee data associated with the consignee of the one or more packages shipped by the consignor via the carrier, wherein the consignee of the one or more packages is a commercial end-consumer who has purchased one or more products contained in the one or more packages; and a first computer processor, wherein the first computer processor is configured to; receive, from a second computer processor associated with an entity other than the consignee, customized content for storage in one or more databases, the customized content comprising (i) at least one of a digital image, an electronic document, an audio file, or a video file, and (ii) one or more components associated with at least one request for the provision of the customized content to the recipient, the customized content containing at least in part non-delivery-related information for the one or more packages, wherein the second computer processor is remote from the first computer processor; retrieve at least a portion of the consignee data from the one or more databases, said portion comprising one or more consignee-defined parameters indicative of one or more general preferences of the consignee for receipt of an electronic message comprising the customized content; periodically query a third computer processor for jurisdictional data, the jurisdictional data comprising one or more regulations configured to at least restrict provision of customized content within one or more jurisdictions associated with the jurisdictional data wherein the third computer processor is remote from each of the first and the second computer processors; compare said one or more components of said customized content with said one or more consignee-defined parameters so as to identify one or more correlations there-between; in response to identifying at least one correlation between said one or more components and said one or more consignee-defined parameters retrieve at least a portion of the customized content; automatically (a) generate a customized electronic message based at least in part on the customized content and the one or more consignee-defined parameters, said customized electronic message being configured for provision to the consignee, (b) filter the customized electronic message based on;
(i) one or more carrier-defined parameters stored within the one or more databases, and (ii) any of the one or more regulations within the jurisdictional data imposed upon any of the carrier or the consignee, and (c) transmit the customized electronic message for display to the consignee via a mobile device, the customized electronic message containing at least a portion of the customized content authorized for provision to the consignee; andin response to identifying no correlations between said one or more components and said one or more consignee-defined parameters, automatically (a) generate a standard, electronic message based at least in part on the retrieved at least a portion of the consignee data and comprising no customized content, being configured for provision to the consignee and (b) transmit the standard, electronic message for display via a mobile device, wherein; said one or more components of said customized content comprise an identification of at least one medium through which said consignor wishes to communicate said customized content to said consignee; said one or more consignee-defined parameters comprise an identification of at least one medium through which said consignee wishes to receive said customized electronic communication; said one or more correlations identified between said one or more components and said one or more consignee-defined parameters comprise at least one medium indicated by both said consignor and said consignee; said at least one medium indicated by both said consignor and said consignee comprises at least a label placed onto said one or more packages being transported to said consignee such that said one or more packages containing said label are configured to, alongside said transmitted customized electronic message, convey said customized electronic communication to at least said consignee; and said label contains at least one of human-readable and machine-readable indicia, said indicia on said label providing access to said customized content by at least said consignee. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-implemented method for providing at least one customized electronic communication to a consignee of one or more packages shipped by a consignor via a carrier, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving and storing within databases, (a) consignor data associated with the consignor and an account established thereby with the carrier, and (b) consignee data associated with the consignee of the one or more packages shipped by the consignor, wherein the consignee of the one or more packages is a commercial end-consumer who has purchased one or more products contained in the one or more packages; receiving from a first computer processor associated with an entity other than the consignee, at least a portion of customized content, for storage in one or more databases, the customized content comprising (i) at least one of a digital image, an electronic document, an audio file, or a video file, and (ii) one or more components associated with at least one request for the provision of the customized content to the consignee, the customized content containing at least in part non-delivery-related information for the one or more packages; retrieving, via a second computer processor at least a portion of the consignee data, said portion comprising one or more consignee-defined parameters indicative of one or more general preferences of the consignee for receipt of customized content, wherein the second computer processor is remote from the first computer processor; periodically querying, via the second computer processor, a third computer processor for jurisdictional data, the jurisdictional data comprising one or more regulations configured to at least restrict provision of customized within one or more jurisdictions associated with the jurisdictional data, wherein the third computer processor is remote from each of the first and second computer processors; comparing, via the second computer processor, said one or more components of said customized content with said one or more consignee-defined parameters so as to identify one or more correlations there-between; in response to identifying at least one correlation between said one or more components and said one or more consignee-defined parameters, retrieving at least a portion of the customized content; automatically (a) generating a customized electronic message based at least in part on the customized content and the one or more consignee-defined parameters, said at least one customized electronic message being configured for provision to the consignee, filtering the customized electronic message based on;
(i) one or more carrier-defined parameters stored within the one or more memory storage areas, and (ii) any of the one or more regulations within the jurisdictional data imposed upon any one of the carrier or the consignee, and (c) transmitting the customized electronic message for display to the consignee via a mobile device, the customized electronic message containing at least a portion of the customized content authorized for provision to the consignee; andin response to identifying no correlations between said one or more components and said one or more consignee-defined parameters, automatically (a) generating a standard, electronic message based at least in part on the retrieved at least a portion of the consignee data and comprising no customized content, and being configured for provision to the consignee, and (b) transmitting the standard, electronic message for display via a mobile device, wherein; said one or more components of said customized content comprise an identification of at least one medium through which said consignor wishes to communicate said customized content to said consignee; said one or more parameters established by the recipient comprise an identification of at least one medium through which said recipient wishes to receive said customized communication; said one or more correlations identified between said one or more components and said one or more consignee-defined parameters comprise at least one medium indicated by both said consignor and said consignee; said at least one medium indicated by both said consignor and said consignee comprises at least a label placed onto said one or more packages being transported to said consignee; and said label contains at least one of human-readable and machine-readable indicia, said indicia on said label providing access to said customized content by at least said consignee. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A non-transitory computer program product operated by a carrier and comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions embodied therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising one or more executable portions configured for:
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receiving at a database a plurality of data, wherein said data comprises (a) consignor data associated with the consignor and an account established thereby, and (b) consignee data associated with a consignee of the one or more packages shipped by the consignor, wherein the consignee of the one or more packages is a commercial end-consumer who has purchased one or more products contained in the one or more packages; receiving from a first computer processor associated with an entity other than the consignee at least a portion of customized content, said portion comprising one or more components associated with at least one request for the provision of customized content to the consignee of the one or more packages shipped by the consignor, the customized content containing at least in part non-delivery-related information for the one or more packages; retrieving, by a second computer processor, at least a portion of the consignee data, said portion comprising one or more consignee-defined parameters, said one or more consignee-defined parameters being indicative of one or more general preferences of the consignee for receipt of customized content, wherein the first computer processor and the database are remote from the second computer processor; periodically querying, via the second computer processor, a third computer processor for jurisdictional data, the jurisdictional data comprising one or more regulations configured to at least restrict provision of customized within one or more jurisdictions associated with the jurisdictional data, wherein the third computer processor is remote from each of the first and second computer processors; comparing said one or more components of said customized content with said one or more consignee-defined parameters so as to identify one or more correlations there-between; in response to identifying at least one correlation between said one or more components and said one or more consignee-defined parameters, retrieving at least a portion of the customized content; automatically (a) generating a standard, electronic message based at least in part on the retrieved at least a portion of the consignee data and comprising no customized content, said at least one customized electronic message being configured for provision to the consignee, (b) filtering the customized electronic message based on;
(i) one or more carrier-defined parameters stored within the one or more memory storage areas, and (ii) any of the one or more regulations within the jurisdictional data imposed upon any one of the carrier or the consignee, and (c) transmitting the customized electronic message for display to the consignee via a mobile device, the customized electronic message containing at least a portion of the customized content authorized for provision to the consignee; andin response to identifying no correlations between said one or more components and said one or more parameters established by the recipient automatically (a) generating a standard, electronic message based at least in part on the retrieved at least a portion of the consignee data and comprising no customized content being configured for provision to the consignee and (b) transmitting the standard, electronic message for display via a mobile device, wherein; said one or more components of said customized content comprise an identification of at least one medium through which said consignor wishes to send said customized content to said consignee; said one or more consignee-defined parameters comprise an identification of at least one medium through which said consignee wishes to receive said customized electronic communication; said one or more correlations identified between said one or more components and said one or more consignee-defined parameters comprise at least one medium indicated by both said consignor and said consignee; said at least one medium indicated by both said consignor and said consignee comprises at least a label placed onto said one or more packages being transported to said consignee such that said one or more packages containing said label are configured to, alongside said transmitted customized electronic message, also convey at least said portion of the customized content authorized for provision to at least said consignee; and said label contains a combination of human-readable and machine-readable indicia, said indicia on said label providing access to said customized content by at least said consignee.
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